Football helmets received a facelift on Wednesday as for the first time in roughly seven years, Riddell, the leading helmet manufacturer in the NFL and college football, launched a new helmet in an ...

Nov 6 (Reuters) - U.S. maker of football helmets and gear Riddell is exploring a sale, the company told Reuters, in a deal that could value it at around $800 million, people familiar with the matter ...

Former NFL players suing football helmet maker Riddell have uncovered new evidence that the company and league knew more about the risks of concussions than has previously been disclosed, a lawyer on ...

As concussions continue to be a big topic of conversation at all levels of football, companies that make equipment continue to look for ways to make the game safer for players, specifically when it ...

Riddell has developed a football helmet that might not be just the next big step in design and player safety, but a major leap. While there has been a focus on position-specific headgear for sometime, ...

Easton-Bell Sports, whose Riddell helmets are worn by a majority of NFL players, failed to find a buyer for the whole company last year because of the liabilities associated with gridiron concussions, ...

If you think some NFL and college football helmets have a new design this year, it's because many of them do. The latest — and most expensive to date — football helmet from Rosemont-based sporting ...